Lt Col Justin Peacock serves as Associate Dean for Research at the Uniformed Services University School of Medicine. A nuclear radiologist, he focuses on molecular imaging and therapy research and the responsible integration of artificial intelligence (AI) in medical education—particularly how to teach AI-enabled tools and how AI can improve educational practice.

Lt Col Peacock earned a B.S. in Biochemistry (Honors) from Brigham Young University, a Ph.D. in Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry from Yale University (2010), and an MD from the Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine (2014). He completed a transitional year internship, diagnostic radiology residency, and nuclear medicine fellowship with the San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium (SAUSHEC).

Across the National Capital Consortium and SAUSHEC, Lt Col Peacock has held education and operational leadership roles, including Nuclear Medicine Fellowship Program Director, Diagnostic Radiology Residency Assistant Program Director (Quality Improvement/Patient Safety), Associate Air Force Program Director, and Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute (AFRRI) Military Medical Operations Department Head and Educational Director. He has authored 45 peer-reviewed manuscripts, launched the AFRRI Virtual MEIR 3- and 5-day courses, served as a Dean’s Fellow, and developed the USU Faculty Development AI curriculum. He also serves on national and international radiology and nuclear medicine committees.